Truckers oppose end of four state shutdown in Barberton
About 2,000 independent truckers in Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania and West Virginia rejected a federal plan to end a five day shutdown. The meeting at Barberton High School sent Leonard Fleet and George Ryan to Washington to seek a concrete ICC plan while Lorain Elyria group urged resuming work. Violence followed, arrests reported, and groups prepared for a broader nationwide action. The Lorain Elyria club will meet again tonight to discuss the vote.
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Florida
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Fleet
George Ryan
Washington
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ICC
Northwest Ohio
Fraternal Order of Steelhaulers
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Lorain-Elyria Owners-Drivers Club
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Wellington
Lorain-Elyria Group
Lorain-Elyria
Charles Piazza
Piazza
Ryan
al Davis
Robert Weitzel
Elyria
Rural Lorain water plan prompts contracts deadline
Rural residents in Lorain County rush signups for a $6 million water project by Friday. The Rural Lorain County Water Authority plans water lines to 14 townships and Kipton Rochester, with $15 now and $85 later, $300 to switch in later. If the deadline is missed, next year waits for federal financing and possible court plans.
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Columbia Station
Lorain County
Elyria
RLCWA
Water Authority
ALCWA
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Weather update with rain chances and cool temps
Occasional rain tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Tomorrow expect variable clouds and a morning shower chance. Highs reach the upper 30s to lower 40s. Tonight and tomorrow carry 80 and 40 percent chances of precipitation. Winds shift northeast to north at 15 to 25 mph.
Oberlin College loses Jack Scott as athletic director
Oberlin College announces the resignation of Jack Scott, chair of physical education and athletic director for two years, effective month end. Scott helped launch the Institute for the Study of Sport and Society and pushed reforms in athletics, including black coaches and expanded women’s programs, amid mixed praise and criticism.
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Oberlin College
Jack Scott
Bob Fuller
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Bob
Montreal
Micki
Institute For the Study of Sport and
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Institute For the Study of Sport and Society
Jack
Ball Grice
Julian Smith
Tommie Smith
Pat Penn
Smith
Cass Jackson
Micki Scott
Fuller
Chronicle-Telegram
Nixon seeks raises for veterans pensions and GI benefits
President Nixon proposed cost of living increases for veterans pensions and an eight percent boost in GI education and training benefits as part of a $13.6 billion veterans package. He urged restoring Veterans Day and outlined broader VA hospital construction and staffing plans.
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House
Senate
Veterans Administration
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